Game of Thrones Comes to Sesame Street
Sesame Street recently aired a parody of Game of Thrones with a much friendlier and optimistic tone.
Replacing the sword-laden Iron Throne with three much-less-intimidating thrones made out of sports gear, the so-called "Game of Chairs" skit sees four people vying for the throne of Jesteros through a vicious game of musical chairs.
Starring Grover Bluejoy and lookalikes for Cersei Lannister, Daenerys Targaryen, Joffrey Lannister, and Ned Stark, the skit contains a seemingly endless string of Game of Thrones references from "Winter is coming" to Dany's dragons.
Details Rumored for New Force Awakens Trailer
Star Wars Celebration takes place next week, and it’s going to be a big one, with Lucasfilm and Disney gearing up for Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ release at the end of the year. A new trailer will reportedly debut, which will play in theaters with Avengers: Age of Ultron (and of course online), and now word has leaked as to what to expect in that trailer.
Take this all as rumor right now, but Making Star Wars (which has a solid track record) reports that the trailer will include the following. Beware of spoilers.
- The teaser is just under two minutes.
Bloodborne Creator Reveals His Favorite ‘Souls’ Boss
The creator of Bloodborne and President of From Software, Hidetaka Miyazaki, has revealed which boss he likes the most from Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, and Dark Souls II.
Speaking with OPM UK, Miyazaki said his favorite boss is the Old Monk from Demon's Souls.
"I'm actually fond of a great many enemies and bosses from each title," Miyazaki said. "But let me weed it down to one: the Old Monk. This boss utilized a unique (and rather experimental) multiplayer system. I remember facing a lot of opposition to realize the idea. I also designed the boss' head collar myself."
No Walk-In Purchases For Apple Watch
You won't be able to simply walk into the Apple store to buy the new Apple Watch on its April 24th launch day. Apple announced early last weekend that an online reservation will be required beforehand.
Apple told CNET that this restriction on walk-in purchases might be the case for the foreseeable future, not just as a special launch day circumstance to manage inventory.
The Apple Watch is more personal than most Apple products, which could be why Apple requires the reservations.
Flash/Arrow Spin Off: ‘It’s Going to be Unstoppable’
With each new casting announcement onthe Arrow/Flash spin off series currently in development, fan anticipation and curiosity rises.
IGN caught up with executive producer Andrew Kreisberg at the WonderCon red carpet for The Flash this weekend, where we were able to ask a bit about what we can expect from the ambitious team-up.
Kreisberg wasn't able to reveal any hints about the title just yet, but the producer did say, "I can tell you that it's going to be cool. It's going to be really cool. Our plan for it is that it's like the crossover
every week."
Adding, "On both Arrow and The Flash there are teams in the sense that there is Team Arrow and Team Flash, but to have a team fully comprised of heroes and villains is going to be pretty epic."
WonderCon Moving to L.A. for 2016
Next year's WonderCon will be relocating from Anaheim to L.A., thanks to an agreement between Comic-Con International and the City of Los Angeles. The convention will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center, home to video game trade show E3.
According to Deadline, the move is due to Anaheim's lack of space on the necessary dates. Regarding the announcement, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said:
"Los Angeles is honored to have been selected as the destination for WonderCon 2016. We look forward to establishing a long-term partnership with Comic-Con International, the presenter, and helping them establish a home-base in L.A. We anticipate the show to be highly attended and to set the precedent for future successful Comic-Con events in L.A."
SPECTRE: Craig Undergoes Knee Surgery
James Bond actor Daniel Craig had surgery over the weekend for a knee injury and will miss three weeks of filming for SPECTRE.
Deadline reports that Craig injured his knee while shooting the 24th 007 flick and underwent surgery over Easter to fix the issue. "During a scheduled break, Daniel Craig had arthroscopic surgery to repair his knee injury," said an Eon statement. "He will rejoin production on April 22nd at Pinewood."
Even with Craig taking three weeks off to recover, filming for SPECTRE isn't supposed to be disrupted. The 47-year-old actor reportedly got hurt during a fight scene in February.
Are Human Head Transplants Coming Soon?
The first human head transplant may happen within a few years.
CNN reports that Italian physician Dr. Sergio Canavero thinks we're almost ready to surgically connect an entire head onto a human body. The procedure has been nicknamed HEAVEN, an acronym for "head anastomosis venture." He's so sure, in fact, that he's starting to gather resources to do it himself.
Canavero said he's secured some of the funding, and will be gathering more with book sales and crowd-funding. He has a potential volunteer patient chosen as well, a Russian man named Valery Spiridonov suffering from a rare disease. He's still seeking a medical center to host the procedure, and then will need to gather approximately 150 nurses and doctors. Many of them have already expressed interest in taking part.
Did Amazon Strike a Deal With Crytek?
According to sources familiar with a deal between Amazon and Crytek to license CryEngine, the online retail behemoth dropped between $50 and $70 million USD to secure the game engine.
Speaking to Kotaku, the sources claim that Amazon is the company referenced early last month when Crytek announced it had struck a deal it described as "huge."
When Crytek made the announcement, it didn't release the name of the company with which it struck a deal, but it did say the deal had been in the works for quite some time. The news comes after reports from last year saying Crytek was suffering from financial difficulties.
Out This Week: April 6, 2015
With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.
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